Barcelona have agreed to sign wonderkid Gustavo Maia from Sao Paulo. The 19-year-old is one of the hottest prospects in South America and he’ll be strutting his stuff at the Nou Camp soon.
He hasn’t made a first-team appearance for the Brazilian outfit yet, but is earning rave reviews for his performances in the youth-team set up.
Barca had some stiff competition for his services. Liverpool and Atletico Madrid were both jockeying for position. Maia's agent, Nilson Moura, revealed that Jurgen Klopp was simply slower than the Catalans at getting a deal done. "We started talking and there was the possibility of them trying to sign him,” he told Spanish daily Marca. “Andre Cury [Barcelona's Brazilian scout] did not participate. "The negotiation
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